Many people do not believe that diversity truly exists in America. David Brooks is a huge advocate for this statement and has written an essay called “People Like Us” that claims diversity is an illusion in America. In this five page essay David Brooks starts off by saying he has never seen a truly diverse neighborhood where people of different backgrounds and careers live in the same area. When I read this statement by Brooks, I think of a multi fruit flavored pie that is covered by a layer of crust making it hard to see if the pie is actually mixed all together or if each slice is a separate fruit flavor. In retrospect to a neighborhood each part of a diverse neighborhood contains only one ethnicity in a slice of it (the mexicans are with the mexicans, and the asians are bunched with the …show more content…
(358). Brooks next point is that we can see where these clusters are through precision marketing firms which can pinpoint demographic markets. These demographics show how middle aged suburban families buy different products than a town full of college students and recent graduates. (358-59) Brooks next point is that people tend to work with other employees of similar backgrounds. He gives a deep detailed analysis of professors at universities having similar political views, and then he said “People want to be around others who are roughly like themselves. That's called community” (360). He concludes his essay by asking the reader if we truly care about true diversity. (361) Believe it or not, the neighborhood that feeds into David Douglas High School goes against Brooks theory. This outer east Portland neighborhood contained within the approximate boundaries of NE Halsey, SE Clatsop, I-205 and 146th is a diverse community in both race and economic standing proven by my own experience, interviews of others in the community, and research from articles. David Douglas High School is the nucleus for diversity through the community that surround it and the individuals